Palestinian prisoners describe being held in poor conditions after their release as part of ceasefire deal
n the dead of night on Sunday, after hours of waiting, a white bus carrying dozens of Palestinian prisoners, released in exchange for three Israeli hostages handed over by Hamas toA group of young men had climbed on to the vehicle, waving Palestinian and Hamas flags. Disembarking from the coach were mostly women and many minors, the majority of whom were detained after 7 October 2023.
She was charged with incitement, like many arrested after October 2023, when Hamas killed 1,200 Israelis and kidnapped 250 people, triggering the recent conflict.Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners are to be released under the terms of the first phase of the ceasefire, in exchange for 33 Israeli hostages., the militant group has agreed to release 33 hostages including children, women and men over 50, in exchange for hundreds of Palestinians held in Israeli jails.
Hundreds of those remaining were jailed for lesser offences, or held in administrative detention, which allows for the preemptive arrest of individuals based on undisclosed evidence. Shatha Jarabaa, 24 – who was arrested and also charged with incitement on 14 August last year, she says, over a social media post criticising the “brutality” of Israel’s campaign in Gaza – tells the Guardian she has lost 14kg during her detention.
On Sunday, she was greeted by her father, Nawaf Jarabaa, 63, who said: “I’m happy, but not too happy … my daughter was arrested simply for expressing her ideas.” “They arrested me because my brother died during a shootout in Jenin,” says Ahmed Walid Mohammed Khashan, 18, who according to the list released by Israel was arrested in January 2024 in Jenin and accused of of “shooting at people, passing on official secrets and licensing violations”.
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